TravelCube bounces into the flash sales arena

Kuoni-owned online bed bank TravelCube is to enter the competitive flash sale market with a weekly ‘Bounce Deals’ service for travel agents.

In a first for the company, updated offers will be available to travel agents via a log-in on a secure website. Deals will be skewed towards popular properties for weekly durations, offering “heavy discounts”.

Sister firm, the wholesaler Gullivers Travel Associates, which Kuoni bought in March for $720 million, will negotiate the weekly deals with suppliers.

TravelCube said the deals will not be available on the open market. Doros Theodorou, senior director Europe retail at TravelCube, said:

“We have seen the popularity of consumer retail sites such as Groupon, where users are becoming increasingly savvy to flash sales.